All Obituaries

Georgie Lenora Edge, 102, a former longtime Baker City resident, passed away on March 7, 2019, in Chico, California with her family by her side.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at 10:00 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Baker City, Oregon.   Georgie was born on July 10, 1916, at Touchet, Washington, to Henry H. Hanson and Lucinda Hall Hanson. She was the youngest of 12 children — nine boys and three girls.  As a girl, she played...

Jack M. Clubb of Pendleton, Oregon was born November 8, 1925, in Independence, Kansas to parents Louis and Laura (Adams) Clubb. He passed away on March 4, 2019, in his home, at the age of 93.  A funeral service will be held at the Baker City Elks Lodge 1896 2nd St., Baker City, Oregon with Masonic, Elks, and Naval honors on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at 1:00 PM.  Following the service, a reception will be held at the Baker City Elks Lodge. Jack lived in eleven different states...

Joyce Bernard Sumner Pryse passed quietly from this earthly place in the morning hours of March 4, 2019, while in the care of Settler’s Park Assisted Living in Baker City. Joyce Clementine Bernard was born in Newberg, Oregon on November 18, 1921, to Andrew L. and Emily Bernard.  She joined siblings Art, Helen, and Lawrence, and was later joined by brothers Andrew, Jr., Robert and Gene.  She grew up on the family ranch in Suplee, Oregon that had been homesteaded by her...

Dana Suzanne Lee (Williams) was born June 3, 1960 in Reno, Nevada and died February 21, 2019 in Baker City, Oregon, where she had lived for the past 16 or so years. She graduated from Marshfield High School in Coos Bay, Oregon, and lived in several places around Oregon and Idaho. She worked in Baker most recently at BiMart Pharmacy, and before that at Albertsons, Jackson's and Chaves. She lived alone with her cat and dog but had many friends, especially Jason and Natalie Costello and...

Frances (Nan) June Martin, age 92, was born in Everett, Washington.  She passed away at her home in Baker City, with her five children surrounding her.  A Celebration of Life will be held in Nan's honor on March 9th, 2019 at the Eagles Club at 2935 H Street in Baker City from 12:00 Noon -3:30 pm. Nan married Dan Martin in 1944, and they moved to Bellingham, Washington.   She took pride in her career as a homemaker, and as a waitress, working at Virginia's Cafe in...

George Sherman VanCleave Jr., 76, of Baker City, Oregon passed away on February 19, 2019, near Unity, Oregon.  A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds, North Sister Building, 3800 SW Airport Way, Redmond, Oregon. Sherman was born on March 19, 1942 in Salem, Oregon to George Sherman VanCleave and Doris Winifred (Fox) Ricketts. He attended and graduated from Salem High School. On December 13, 1975 Sherman married Vicki...

Patrick Thomas Galligan, 76, of Baker City, Oregon passed away at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City on February 18, 2019.  A memorial service will be held on February 22, 2019, at 10:30 AM at Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel with Pastor Lennie Spooner of the First Church of the Nazarene officiating.   Patrick was born on August 8, 1942 in Redmond, Oregon to William and Margaret (Moulton) Galligan. For 33 years he was involved in the vocational program through...

David Wayne Paustian, age 59, passed away on February 10, 2019 at his home in Baker City. David was born on June 29, 1959 in Prairie City, Oregon. When he was less than a year old the family moved to Unity, Oregon and from there they moved to Izee, Oregon where they lived for the next five years. Then his dad's job with Ellingson Lumber Company had the family moving to Baker where David remained for the rest of his childhood attending Baker schools. As a teenager, David worked summers...

In the early hours of February 2, 2019, Raymond Leon Read passed away. Ray was born to Clyde Raymond and AEtna (Breshears) Read on May 6, 1937 in Wallowa, Oregon. They lived on their farm on Jim Town Road. A sister, Phyllis, was born and joined the family. Some years later the family moved to La Grande, Oregon where a second sister, Kathleen, was born. Ray was adventurous. He put up a Tarzan swing, caught crawdads, and hooky bobbed. He loved cars and became a knowledgeable mechanic working...

Carol M. Smith, age 83, of Baker City, Oregon passed away on January 23, 2019 at her residence at Settler's Park Assisted Living Community. Carol Marie Smith was born in Plains, Montana on April 23, 1935 to Vance and Marie James. She attended school in La Grande, Oregon and graduated with LHS Class of 1953. She was married to Dick Hadden and they had two children, Julie and Wade. They later divorced and she married Donnie Smith. She was a secretary for more than 30 years, working for...